The near-empty office building will have to undergo major reconstruction, but the studios are expected to be completed by August next year.

Rent will be anywhere between 400 and 450 euro, including gas, water and electricity. Foreign students aged 23 or older may apply for a federal housing allowance, so the units remain affordable. To guarantee a proper ‘flow’, tenants will have to sign a campus contract, which states they have to move within six months of graduating or quitting their studies.